Alicloud Minimax M2.5
Minimax · → text
Input$0.2876 /M
Output$1.1504 /M
Cache read$0.0575 /M
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Alicloud Minimax M2.5 vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Compare Alicloud Minimax M2.5 from Minimax and Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
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Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Qwen · text, image, video → text
Qwen 3.8 Max Preview(Qwen3.8-Max-Preview) is the latest-generation foundation model in the Qwen family, packing 2.4T parameters and still evolving. Compared with the previous flagship Qwen 3.7 Max, it delivers major gains in core capabilities like Coding and Cowork (professional productivity), with world-leading performance on complex, long-horizon tasks such as full-stack development, data analysis, and Office workflows. Launch offer: Credits are consumed at just 20% of the standard rate, effectively 5× your usage. Limited time only.
Input$0.338 /M
Output$1.014 /M
Cache read$0.0338 /M
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
Alicloud Minimax M2.5
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
Input /M
$0.2876
$0.338
Output /M
$1.1504
$1.014
Cache read /M
$0.0575
$0.0338
Context length
0
1,000,000
Max output
0
131,072
Time to First Token
2.2 s
2.4 s
Throughput
22.9 tok/s
48.1 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
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July 19, 2026
Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.
Activity Past 30 Days
Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.
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Tokens / day
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Requests / day
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Performance Past 3 Days
Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.
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Throughput (tok/s)
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TTFT (s)
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Uptime (%)
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LMArena Benchmarks
LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.
Text
alicloud-minimax-m2.5qwen3.8-max-preview
1340140014601520
Overall
13911480
Coding
14451520
Math
13971497
Hard prompts
14161502
Instruction following
13801477
Multi-turn
13941493
Creative writing
13581466
Longer query
14031492
Chinese
14291536
English
14151488
WebDev Arena
alicloud-minimax-m2.5qwen3.8-max-preview
1340146015801700
Overall
13811670
React
13721679
HTML
14031626
Gaming
17361736
Simulations
16671667
Data analytics
16151615
Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.
Cost calculator
Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.
Alicloud Minimax M2.5
$34.51 /mo
Qwen3.8 Max Preview
$35.49 /mo
Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.
FAQ
Which is cheaper: Alicloud Minimax M2.5, Qwen3.8 Max Preview?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: $1.014/M output tokens; Alicloud Minimax M2.5: $1.1504/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
How do their coding arena scores compare?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview: 1520; Alicloud Minimax M2.5: 1445 (LMArena coding leaderboard).
Which responds faster?
Alicloud Minimax M2.5: 2.2s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
Which one generates tokens faster?
Qwen3.8 Max Preview at 48.1 tok/s and Alicloud Minimax M2.5 at 22.9 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
Can I call Alicloud Minimax M2.5 and Qwen3.8 Max Preview with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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